Chaos reigns in the House investigation of the IRS targeting of conservative groups. Following Darrell Issa’s claim on Fox News Sunday that Lois Lerner would testify before his committee, Ms. Lerner’s attorney issued a denial. Via Politico: Rep. Darrell Issa doesn’t know what he’s talking about, the attorney for former IRS official Lois Lerner said Sunday. Issa, the California Republican who chairs the House Oversight and Reform Committee, told “Fox News Sunday” that Lerner, the former head of the IRS tax-exempt division, would testify before his committee Wednesday, which he said he had been told by her attorney. That attorney, William W. Taylor, said Issa is wrong. “As of now, she intends to continue to assert her Fifth Amendment rights,” Taylor told POLITICO. “I do not know why Issa said what he said.” To complicate matters, CBS reports (hat tip: Legal Insurrection): If it was a case of simple...(Read Full Post)